Microsoft-backed OpenAI's chief Sam Altman is planning to visit India next week, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in what could be his first visit in two years at a time when the company faces legal challenges in the country.

OpenAI was openly challenged by Chinese startup DeepSeek in the AI arena, which the ChatGPT maker has commanded since 2022. While OpenAI has alleged intellectual property misuse on the part of DeepSeek,

India is a critical market for OpenAI, ranking as the company’s second-largest user base after the United States.